Book by Anna Ziegler
Music and Lyrics by Anna K. Jacobs
Barbara Newhall Follett was the child prodigy author of a celebrated novel about a young girl who runs away from her family and vanishes into nature. Years later, on December 7, 1939, Barbara walked out of her apartment with $30 and a light overcoat, and was never seen or heard from again. A HOUSE WITHOUT WINDOWS is a meditation on the mystery of Barbara’s disappearance, and how the need to belong can be both a blessing and a curse, especially to a young woman who cannot – and will not – be contained.
A HOUSE WITHOUT WINDOWS features a cast of 9 (5W, 4M).
Image credit: Stefan Cooke/Farksolia
Audio
A House Without Windows
Music & Lyrics by Anna K. Jacobs
Featuring: Julia Bain, Courtney Bassett, Tommy Bergeron, Jennifer Blood, Jeremy Fuentes, Roe Hartrampf, Jenna Rose Husli, Alyse Alan Louis, Jillian Louis, Madison McBride, Eric William Morris, Kat Paidoussis, Arri Simon, Vishal Vaidya.
History
Workshops/Readings:
- Molloy/CAP 21, NYC, 2023 (dir. Chris O’Connor)
- Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals, CT, 2022 (dir. Jenny Koons)
A HOUSE WITHOUT WINDOWS was commissioned by Barbara Whitman Productions and Grove Entertainment, and developed in part at the 2021 Rhinebeck Writers Retreat.